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Digital Event – with Special Guest Speaker Sam Cox
27th October 2020 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Featured Speaker
Sam Cox
Former Executive Assistant for various high profile clients, including Sir Richard Branson, Founder and Chairman of the Virgin Group and the Chief Commerical Officer of Virgin Australia.
Synopsis
What is it like to be the Former Executive Assistant to Sir Richard Branson?
What is it like to work on the exclusive Necker Island?
How do you multi manage a huge number of tasks and keep on track?
Learn why it is important to break that comfort zone and find the magic behind!
Find out all the answers at the next PA Hub digital event where Marion and Jon will interview Sam Cox, Former Executive Assistant to Sir Richard Branson.
Sam is the Former EA to Sir Richard and lived onsite at the exclusive Necker Island for over 4 years. Sam has worked with some of the biggest names in the world bringing her leadership skills to the fore while working for Virgin including being involved with Sir Richard’s charity Virgin Unite as well as The Elders organization, an independent group of global leaders who work together for peace and human rights, founded by the late Nelson Mandela. Following working for Sir Richard, Sam worked as the Corporate Director of VIP Guest Services at Seminole Gaming and will tell us how she used her leadership skills, her positive attitude and her determination to make the impossible happen!
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Read moreBritish-born Samantha Cox has lived and travelled all over the world and boasts an impressive background with over 16 years experience in executive assistant roles for high profile clients. Samantha’s clientele includes Jackie O, an Australian commercial radio host, actress and TV presenter and Sir Richard Branson, Founder and Chairman of the Virgin Group and the Chief Commerical Officer of Virgin Australia.
While working for Virgin Australia, she received the prestigious offer to be an exclusive executive assistant for Sir Richard at his home on the ultra-private Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands.
During her four-year tenure with Sir Richard, Samantha had the opportunity to travel the world. Additionally, she became involved with Sir Richard’s philanthropic endeavour Virgin Unite as well as The Elders organization, an independent group of global leaders who work together for peace and human rights, founded by the late Nelson Mandela. Her work with The Elders organization included spending time with Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu and President Jimmy Carter.
Her international portfolio led directly to her more recent, six years, role as Corporate Director of VIP Guest Services for Seminole Gaming, based in South Flordia, USA.
An energetic, driven and passionate professional, Samantha’s mantra is to say “yes” as often as possible in order to generate positivity, step outside of her comfort zone and make life that much more exciting.
Since her return to Australia in early 2020 Sam has been working on a novel about her amazing good fortune, hard work and life’s journey.
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